The Spectra Markets Trader Handbook and Almanac: 2023 Edition: A diary of timely reminders and useful advice for professional traders

by Brent Donnelly, Justin Ross

Plan and prepare. Trade smart. Make money.
The 2023 Spectra Markets Trader Handbook and Almanac
A diary of timely reminders and useful advice for professional traders.

For any serious trader, solid process is a critical part of the gig: preparation, thoughtful planning, journaling, and information gathering are all part of this process. Use The Spectra Markets Trader Handbook and Almanac as a journal and trade planner, and as your guide to seasonal patterns and key economic events throughout the year.

Researched and compiled by FX veteran Brent Donnelly, The Spectra Markets Trader Handbook and Almanac is your desktop companion all year long. Leave it open at your work station; take notes, plan trades, and keep up with stand-out market insights on every page. Each page is loaded with relevant historical data and market events you need to know about in advance.

Extensive research has gone into providing useful data throughout the year. We did the work, so you don’t have to. The Handbook provides seasonality charts for 26 different major markets and highlights important seasonal turns before they happen. Take advantage of recurring seasonal patterns and persistent time-of-month effects to increase your winning percentage.

The Handbook also offers simple but vital trading advice and inspiration and leaves plenty of space for you to write down your trading thoughts, plans, and results. It helps you plan ahead but also gives you a chance to look back and evaluate your thought patterns, victories, losses, and performance.

Buy The Spectra Markets Trader Handbook and Almanac. Trade smarter and make more money in 2023.

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Published October 18, 2022

About the author

Brent Donnelly has been trading currencies since 1995 and is currently a senior FX trader at HSBC New York. He writes a widely read and highly respected macro and FX daily called AM/FX. Over the course of his career, he has been a market maker, trader, and senior manager at some of the top banks in foreign exchange. He has extensive experience trading spot FX, interest rate products, FX options, stock index futures, single name equities, and commodities.

Brent is a respected macroeconomic and currency analyst with the unique perspective of a senior risk taker. His work has been quoted by the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg, and CNBC.

Before joining HSBC, Brent was head of G10 Spot Trading at Citi New York and global head of G10 FX Trading at Nomura New York. He was also a portfolio manager at a major hedge fund in Connecticut for three years. He created and wrote a cartoon called “Daft Planet,” which aired on TV in Canada.